Pirate Parties International
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Pirate Parties International (PPI) is the political international
of the Pirate Party movement. It was formally founded in 2010 at the PPI conference in Brussels
, Belgium
.
The PPI also has goals of raising awareness of, spreading and unifying the pirate movement through coordination, information-sharing, and assisting in the foundation of new pirate parties.
The party strives to reform laws regarding copyright
and patents. The agenda also includes support for a strengthening of the right to privacy
, both on the Internet
and res extensa
(physical life), and the transparency of state administration.
Other parties and groups were formed in Austria
, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain. In 2007, representatives of these parties met in Vienna
, Austria
to form an alliance and plan for the 2009 European Parliament elections
. Further conferences were held in 2008 in Berlin
and Uppsala
, the latter leading to the "Uppsala Declaration" of a basic platform for the elections.
In September 2008, Andrew Norton (United States) was appointed as coordinator of the PPI collective. In August 2009 he stepped down and passed the function of coordinator over to the "coreteam" led by Patrick Mächler
and Samir Allioui
.
In 2009 the original Pirate Party won 7.1% of the vote
in Sweden's European Parliament
elections and won two of Sweden's eighteen MEP
seats inspired by a surge in membership following the trial and conviction of three members of the ideologically aligned Pirate Bay
a year earlier.
On 18 April 2010, the Pirate Parties International was formally founded in Brussels at the PPI Conference from April 16 to 18.
On 17 January 2011, an activist of the Tunisian Pirate Party
, Slim Amamou
, was appointed Secretary of State of Youth and Sport in the Tunisian government. On 25 May 2011, he resigned from his position, stating that once the country's democratic elections were planned, his mission would be over.
In September 2011 in the Berlin state elections The Pirate Party won 8.9% of the vote and its first ever seats in a state parliament anywhere in the world.
Political international
A political international is a trans-national organisation of political parties or activists. The international works together on points of agreement to co-ordinate activity....
of the Pirate Party movement. It was formally founded in 2010 at the PPI conference in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.
Aims
The PPI statutes give its purposes as:to help establish, to support and promote, and to maintain communication and co-operation between pirate parties around the world.
The PPI also has goals of raising awareness of, spreading and unifying the pirate movement through coordination, information-sharing, and assisting in the foundation of new pirate parties.
The party strives to reform laws regarding copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
and patents. The agenda also includes support for a strengthening of the right to privacy
Privacy
Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively...
, both on the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and res extensa
Res Extensa
Res extensa is one of the three substances described by René Descartes in his Cartesian ontology, alongside res cogitans and God. Translated from Latin, "res extensa" means "extended thing"...
(physical life), and the transparency of state administration.
History
The first Pirate party was the Swedish Piratpartiet, founded on January 1, 2006 by Rick Falkvinge.Other parties and groups were formed in Austria
Pirate Party of Austria
The Pirate Party of Austria is the Austrian section of the Pirate Parties International movement which fights for freedom of information and the protection of privacy....
, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain. In 2007, representatives of these parties met in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
to form an alliance and plan for the 2009 European Parliament elections
European Parliament election, 2009
Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history...
. Further conferences were held in 2008 in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and Uppsala
Uppsala
- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...
, the latter leading to the "Uppsala Declaration" of a basic platform for the elections.
In September 2008, Andrew Norton (United States) was appointed as coordinator of the PPI collective. In August 2009 he stepped down and passed the function of coordinator over to the "coreteam" led by Patrick Mächler
Patrick Mächler
Patrick Mächler aka "Valio" is a Swiss politician and member of the Pirate Party Switzerland . Besides Samir Allioui from the Netherlands he was co-president of Pirate Parties International from July 2009 to February 2010, the umbrella organization of the international Pirate Party movement Both...
and Samir Allioui
Samir Allioui
Samir Allioui aka "Coretx" is a Dutch politician, co-founder and former president of the Pirate Party of the Netherlands , which was formally registered on the 10th of March 2010, but active since late 2006...
.
In 2009 the original Pirate Party won 7.1% of the vote
in Sweden's European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
elections and won two of Sweden's eighteen MEP
MEP
MEP may refer to:* Member of the European Parliament, an elected politician in the European Union * Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing, a part of the building design industry...
seats inspired by a surge in membership following the trial and conviction of three members of the ideologically aligned Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay is a Swedish website which hosts magnet links and .torrent files, which allow users to share electronic files, including multimedia, computer games and software via BitTorrent...
a year earlier.
On 18 April 2010, the Pirate Parties International was formally founded in Brussels at the PPI Conference from April 16 to 18.
On 17 January 2011, an activist of the Tunisian Pirate Party
Tunisian Pirate Party
Tunisian Pirate Party is a small political party in Tunisia. It was formed in 2010, becoming one of the first outgrowths of the Pirate Party movement in continental Africa...
, Slim Amamou
Slim Amamou
Slim Amamou is a Tunisian blogger and the former Secretary of State for Sport and Youth , deputy to the Minister for Youth and Sports. He resigned on the week of May 25, 2011 in protest of the transitional government's block of several websites...
, was appointed Secretary of State of Youth and Sport in the Tunisian government. On 25 May 2011, he resigned from his position, stating that once the country's democratic elections were planned, his mission would be over.
In September 2011 in the Berlin state elections The Pirate Party won 8.9% of the vote and its first ever seats in a state parliament anywhere in the world.
Structure
The PPI is governed by a board, led by two co-chairs. Policy, govenance, and applications for membership are the responsibility of the PPI General Assembly which must convene at least once per year.| Date of election | Co-chairmen | Chief Administrative Officer | Chief Financial Officer | Board members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 2010 | Gregory Engels, Jerry Weyer Jerry Weyer Jerry Weyer is a Luxembourgian politician and has been co-president of Pirate Parties International since 1st of March 2010... |
Joachim Mönch | Nicolas Sahlqvist | Jakub Michálek, Bogomil Shopov, Aleksandar Blagojevic |
| March 13, 2011 | Samir Allioui Samir Allioui Samir Allioui aka "Coretx" is a Dutch politician, co-founder and former president of the Pirate Party of the Netherlands , which was formally registered on the 10th of March 2010, but active since late 2006... , |
Lola Voronina | Patrick Mächler Patrick Mächler Patrick Mächler aka "Valio" is a Swiss politician and member of the Pirate Party Switzerland . Besides Samir Allioui from the Netherlands he was co-president of Pirate Parties International from July 2009 to February 2010, the umbrella organization of the international Pirate Party movement Both... |
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Pirate Party movement worldwide
Outside Sweden, pirate parties have been started in over 40 countries, inspired by the Swedish initiative.| Country | Name | Registration status | Member of Pirate Parties International | Elected |
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 Austria |
Piratenpartei Österreichs | |||
 Belgium |
Pirate Party Belgium Pirate Party Belgium The Pirate Party of Belgium is a political party in Belgium. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports reform of copyright law, the abolition of patents, and respect for privacy. It was a founding member of Pirate Parties International.... |
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 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Piratska Partia/Пиратска Партия Pirate Party (Bulgaria) The Bulgarian Pirate Party is a political party in Bulgaria based on the Swedish Pirate Party. The party is a member of the international Pirate Party movement and is focused on copyright and patent reform, internet freedom, and government transparency.... |
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 Canada |
Pirate Party of Canada Pirate Party of Canada The Pirate Party of Canada , abbreviated as the PPCA, is a federal political party in Canada. The PPCA is modelled after the Swedish Pirate Party and advocates copyright reform, privacy, network neutrality and open government.- Founding and development :... / Parti Pirate du Canada |
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 Independent State of Croatia |
Organization Slavoljub Penkala | |||
 Czech Republic |
Česká pirátská strana Czech Pirate Party The Czech Pirate Party is a political party in the Czech Republic, based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party. It registered at Czech Interior Ministry on June 17, 2009. During the first two days after launching their website in April, 1,800 people signed online petition for party... |
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 Denmark |
Piratpartiet Pirate Party (Denmark) The Pirate Party is a political party in Denmark. The party is modelled on the Swedish Pirate Party. The party's chairman is Ole Husgaard.On September 28, 2009 the party name was approved by the Danish electoral authorities. The party's next step is to gain 20,000 supporters to allow it to... |
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 Finland |
Piraattipuolue | |||
 Early Modern France |
Parti Pirate | |||
 Germany |
Piratenpartei Deutschland | 15 state parliament seats (Berlin) |
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| Young Pirates Young Pirates Young Pirates is the youth organization of the Pirate Party Germany . The organization was founded in Wiesbaden on April 18, 2009, when the first board of directors was chosen. 15 years old Carmelito Bauer was the first elected chairperson... |
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 Pirate Party of Bavaria |
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 Pirate Party of Hesse |
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 Italy |
Partito Pirata Italiano Pirate Party of Italy The Pirate Party of Italy is a political party in Italy. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports reform of copyright and patent law, privacy and freedom of expression. The party was a founding member of Pirate Parties International.... |
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 Luxembourg |
Piratepartei Lëtzebuerg Pirate Party Luxembourg The Pirate Party Luxembourg is a registered political party in Luxembourg. The party follows the pirate doctrine developed by the Swedish Piratpartiet. It champions citizen's rights, improved data protection and privacy for physical persons, more transparency of government, free access to... |
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 Netherlands |
Piratenpartij Nederland | |||
 Spain |
Partido Pirata Pirate Party (Spain) The Pirate Party is a political party in Spain based on the model of the Swedish Piratpartiet. It was registered by the Ministry of Interior on December 6, 2006.... |
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 Pirates de CatalunyaPirates of Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya is a political party in Catalonia. Based on the model of the Swedish Piratpartiet and member of the Pirate Parties International, it supports intellectual property reform, open access to culture and knowledge, transparency and Direct Democracy.The party was founded in August... |
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 Sweden |
Piratpartiet | |||
 Switzerland |
Piratenpartei Schweiz | |||
 United Kingdom |
Pirate Party UK Pirate Party UK Pirate Party UK is a political party in the United Kingdom. The Pirate Party's core policies are to bring about reform to Copyright and Patent laws, support privacy and reduce surveillance from government and businesses, and guarantee genuine freedom of speech for everyone.The Pirate Party UK... |
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 Argentina |
Partido Pirata Argentino Pirate Party of Argentina The Pirate Party of Argentina is a political party in Argentina. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports copyright and patent reform and respect for privacy. The party is not a member of Pirate Parties International.-External links:*... |
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 Australia |
Pirate Party Australia Pirate Party Australia Pirate Party Australia is an informal and currently unregistered political party in Australia that represents civil liberty issues. The party is based on the Swedish Pirate Party and is focused on copyright reform, internet freedom, and ending censorship... |
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| Piratska Partija Bosna i Hercegovina / Пиратска Партија Босна и Херцеговина |
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 Brazil |
Partido Pirata do Brasil Pirate Party of Brazil The Pirate party of Brazil is a political party in Brazil. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports reform of copyright law, freedom of information, and privacy. The party was a founding member of Pirate Parties International.... |
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 Chile |
Partido Pirata de Chile Pirate Party of Chile The Pirate Party of Chile is yet to be approved by the national Electoral Service . The party is based on the Swedish Pirate Party.... |
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 Cyprus |
Pirate Party Cyprus | |||
| Independent State of Croatia |
Pirate Party Croatia / Piratska Partija Hrvatske |
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 Estonia |
Eesti Piraadipartei Pirate Party of Estonia The Pirate Party of Estonia is a political party in Estonia. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports intellectual property reform, freedom of speech and respect for privacy. The party was founded on 26 June 2009 in Tartu, and is not a member of Pirate Parties... |
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 Greece |
Κόμμα Πειρατών Ελλάδος | |||
 Republic of Ireland |
Pirate Party Ireland Pirate Party Ireland The Pirate Party Ireland was an Irish political group, modelled on the Swedish Piratpartiet. The party was founded in May 2009 after discussions on the Pirate Party International website... / Páirtí Foghlaithe na hÉireann |
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 Kazakhstan |
Қазақстан Қарақшылар Партиясы Pirate Party of Kazakhstan The Pirate Party of Kazakhstan is a political party in Kazakhstan. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports intellectual property reform, freedom of speech and privacy. It was a founding member of Pirate Parties International.... |
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 Lithuania |
Piratu Partija | |||
 Mexico |
Partido Pirata Mexicano Mexican Pirate wikiParty The Mexican Pirate wikiParty is a political party in Mexico. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports intellectual property reform, transparency, and privacy. The party is a member of Pirate Parties International.The party has a decentralised, "peer to peer" model, which it... |
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 Morocco |
Pirate Party of Morocco | |||
 Nepal |
Pirate Party Nepal | |||
 New Zealand |
Pirate Party of New Zealand Pirate Party of New Zealand The Pirate Party of New Zealand is a political party in New Zealand. The party is based on the Swedish Pirate Party and focuses on issues of copyright and patent reform and internet privacy... |
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 Poland |
Partia Piratów | |||
 Portugal |
Partido Pirata Português Portuguese Pirate Party The Portuguese Pirate Party is a political party in Portugal. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports copyright and patent law reform, and privacy. The party was founded on May 12, 2009, and was a founding member of Pirate Parties International.The party is not yet recognised... |
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 Kingdom of Romania |
Partidul Piraţilor din România Romanian Pirate Party The Romanian Pirate Party is a political party in Romania based on the Swedish Pirate Party. The party is a member of the international Pirate Party movement and is focused on copyright and patent reform, internet freedom, and government transparency.... |
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 Russia |
Пиратская партия России Pirate Party of Russia The Pirate Party of Russia is a political party in Russia based on the model of the Swedish Piratpartiet. It was founded in July 2009.- History :... |
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 Serbia |
Piratska Partija Srbije Pirate Party of Serbia The Pirate Party of Serbia represents a new political movement in Serbia based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party. It was founded in February 2008 in Smederevo... |
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 Slovakia |
Slovenská pirátska strana Slovak Pirate Party The Slovak Pirate Party is an emerging political party in the Slovak Republic, based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party. The party is not a member of the Pirate Parties International.-External links:* official website -References:* at... |
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 Slovenia |
Piratska stranka Slovenije | |||
 Turkey |
Korsan Partisi Pirate Party of Turkey The Pirate Party Turkey is a not-yet-officially-formed political party movement in Turkey based on the model of the Swedish Piratpartiet.- Party Platform :... |
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 Tunisia |
Pirate Party of Tunisia Tunisian Pirate Party Tunisian Pirate Party is a small political party in Tunisia. It was formed in 2010, becoming one of the first outgrowths of the Pirate Party movement in continental Africa... |
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 Ukraine |
Pirate Party of Ukraine / Піратська Партія України Pirate Party of Ukraine The Pirate Party of Ukraine is a political party in Ukraine. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports reform of copyright law, the abolition of patents, and respect for privacy. The party is not a member of Pirate Parties International.... |
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 United States |
United States Pirate Party | |||
 Uruguay |
Partido Pirata en Uruguay Pirate Party of Uruguay The Pirate Party of Uruguay is a political party in Uruguay. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports copyright reform, net neutrality and greater respect for privacy... |
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 Mainland China |
中国盗版党 | |||
 Colombia |
Partido Pirata Colombiano | |||
 Hungary |
Kalózpárt | |||
 Norway |
Pirate Party of Norway | |||
 Peru |
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 South Korea |
Pirate Party of South Korea | |||
 Venezuela |